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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    The story of Cobus Stofberg — The lesser-known MultiChoice co-founder

    The story of Cobus Stofberg — The lesser-known MultiChoice co-founder Cobus Stofberg, who was once the editor of Stellenbosch University’s student newspaper, Die Matie, retired on Wednesday with an almost R3.5-billion stake in technology and media giants Naspers and Prosus. Born and educated...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv Family gets three new channels

    DStv Family gets three new channels MultiChoice will permanently add three new channels — Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, and Nick Jr — to its DStv Family package from 25 August 2025. The broadcaster said the change was part of its broader channel review and a plan to position the Family product as...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice interns making their mark in broadcasting

    MultiChoice interns making their mark in broadcasting The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) class of 2024/25 graduates are establishing themselves in the local broadcasting industry. Some have joined major production companies, and others are launching their own businesses, building on the...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice reveals LicenceCom shareholding structure for Canal+ deal

    MultiChoice reveals LicenceCom shareholding structure for Canal+ deal MultiChoice has provided more details on how it will restructure its business in South Africa to ensure its sale to French media conglomerate Groupe Canal+ complies with the country's laws. The Competition Tribunal recently...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv Premium customers getting priority support service

    DStv Premium customers getting priority support service MultiChoice South Africa CEO Byron du Plessis says the company is developing a priority support service for DStv Premium subscribers as one of several projects to enhance its value proposition. Du Plessis said the aim is to further...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice expects stabilised operating environment

    MultiChoice expects stabilised operating environment MultiChoice chief financial officer Tim Jacobs believes that volatile external economic factors that negatively impacted the entertainment giant's business in the past two years are stabilising. In an interview with MyBroadband about the...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Competition Commission recommends Canal+'s DStv takeover be approved

    Competition Commission recommends Canal+'s DStv takeover be approved The Competition Commission has recommended that the sale of DStv parent MultiChoice to French broadcasting giant Group Canal+ be approved, with conditions. The Commission said it considered the proposed transaction unlikely...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv in big trouble

    DStv in big trouble DStv’s subscriber numbers have plummeted in the past three years, with South Africa’s largest pay-TV operator seeing its customers recede to levels last recorded in 2019. In MultiChoice’s latest financial report, its half-year results for the period ended 30 September 2024...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's exclusive sports rights challenge

    South Africa's exclusive sports rights challenge South Africa's sports broadcasting industry has experienced several developments this year, steering the market toward one that is more accessible to a greater number of South Africans. The market has long been dominated by MultiChoice, the...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    TV viewership plummets in South Africa

    TV viewership plummets in South Africa There has been a substantial decline in the number of people watching the most popular TV shows and other programmes in South Africa through traditional linear TV broadcasting. That is according to MyBroadband's analysis of the Broadcasting Research...
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  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice's little-known cybersecurity jewel

    MultiChoice's little-known cybersecurity jewel Irdeto, wholly owned by MultiChoice, is a world leader in digital platform cybersecurity, servicing customers around the globe. Most people think of MultiChoice as the company behind DStv and Showmax. However, it owns many other businesses...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big questions over R127-million payouts to MultiChoice execs

    Big questions over R127-million payouts to MultiChoice execs MultiChoice shareholders voiced their displeasure at the company's remuneration for executives and non-executive directors at its annual general meeting (AGM). Remuneration issues were the most contentious votes at the meeting held...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    How Koos Bekker made pay-TV big in SA

    How Koos Bekker made pay-TV big in SA Jacobus Petrus (Koos) Bekker founded M-Net, South Africa's first pay-TV channel and the predecessor of DStv, which played a key role in transforming media publishing giant Naspers into a global technology powerhouse. Bekker grew up on a mielie farm near...
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    Why Canal+’s MultiChoice takeover is going to get messy

    Some underreported comments from Canal+ chair and CEO Maxime Saada, who was in the country in June, suggest that MultiChoice is in for a rough ride once the takeover by the French pay TV operator succeeds. The French operation is simple. It runs pay TV services in France and a number of...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv's embarrassing streaming limit and resolution

    DStv's embarrassing streaming limit and resolution DStv offers far fewer concurrent streams than other major video streaming services in South Africa, in addition to an inferior streaming resolution. The MultiChoice-owned company controversially reduced the number of concurrent streams on all...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    SABC cancels Springbok-Ireland broadcasts

    SABC cancels Springbok-Ireland broadcasts The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will no longer broadcast the Springboks' matches against Ireland in South Africa on 6 July and 12 July 2024. The broadcaster said the decision followed the recent urgent litigation at the Competition...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice directors not holding shares in the company

    MultiChoice directors not holding shares in the company MultiChoice's latest annual report revealed that, apart from executives who received shares, not a single director owned shares in the company. Its financial statements further revealed that MultiChoice directors have been selling shares...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv removes setting that allowed decoder owners to get 100 free channels

    DStv removes setting that allowed decoder owners to get 100 free channels DStv has removed the ability to receive around 100 free channels on its decoders, previously available through a simple setting change. MyBroadband previously used the tweak to gain access to the channels on a decoder...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv vs Canal+ — Packages and pricing compared

    DStv vs Canal+ — Packages and pricing compared Where DStv focuses on sports, local content, and a selection of international blockbusters, Canal+ subscriptions aggregate a handful of channels with various streaming providers. Groupe Canal+ is a French media conglomerate that is in the midst of...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv's subscriber decline in detail

    DStv's subscriber decline in detail MultiChoice is struggling to maintain its DStv subscriber base, with years of price hikes making the pay-TV service expensive and unaffordable for many South African residents. The company's annual results for the 2023/24 financial year revealed that it lost...
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